To: | Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (ustrademarks@warnerbros.com) |
Subject: | U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90387613 - SPACE JAM - 20/M74909915 |
Sent: | June 17, 2021 09:12:35 PM |
Sent As: | ecom121@uspto.gov |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Office Action (Official Letter) About Applicant’s Trademark Application
U.S. Application Serial No. 90387613
Mark: SPACE JAM
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Correspondence Address: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. |
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Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Reference/Docket No. 20/M74909915
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NONFINAL OFFICE ACTION
The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter within six months of the issue date below or the application will be abandoned. Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). A link to the appropriate TEAS response form appears at the end of this Office action.
Issue date: June 17, 2021
Applicant is encouraged to telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action by examiner’s amendment. Although the USPTO will not accept a formal response by e-mail, an applicant may communicate informally by phone or e-mail with the trademark examining attorney to agree to a proposed amendment to the application that will immediately place the application in condition for publication for opposition, issuance of a registration, or suspension. See 37 C.F.R. §2.62(c); TMEP §707.
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CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS REQUIREMENT
NOTE: As of January 1, 2020, the wording “dish cloths” was moved from International Class 024 to International Class 021 in compliance with the Eleventh Edition, version 2020, of the Nice Agreement (“Nice 11-2020”) because it was misclassified and they function as "articles for cleaning purposes," which appear in the Nice Class 21 Heading, and "dishcloths" appears in the Nice Alphabetical List in Class 21.
Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate (suggestions in bold):
Class 021: Dish cloths
Class 024: Towels; wash cloths; bed linens, namely, bed blankets, bed canopies, bed sheets, bed spreads, pillow cases, comforters, duvet covers, mattress covers, dust ruffles, pillow shams; blanket throws; textile wall hangings; window curtains of textile, draperies; cotton, polyester or nylon fabric; linen; shower curtains and shower curtain liners; linen or cloth table napkins; fabric table cloths; plastic table covers; kitchen towels; fabric place mats; bath mitts; fabric table runners; bunting of textile or plastic; woven fabrics; coasters of textile; fabric handkerchiefs; and quilts
For assistance with identifying and classifying goods in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. See TMEP §1402.04.
Applicant may amend the identifications above to clarify or limit the goods, but not to broaden or expand the goods beyond those in the original application or as acceptably amended. See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Generally, any deleted goods may not later be reinserted. See TMEP §1402.07(e).
MULTIPLE-CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
(1) List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest numbered class.
(2) Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule). The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 2 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 1 class(es). Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
The fee for adding classes to a TEAS Plus application is $250 per class. See 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(iv); TMEP §§819.03, 819.04. For more information about adding classes to an application, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
See 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
For an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, see the Multiple-class Application webpage.
RESPONSE GUIDELINES
Applicant may call or email the assigned trademark examining attorney with questions about this Office action. Although the trademark examining attorney cannot provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights, the trademark examining attorney can provide applicant with additional explanation about the requirements in this Office action. See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06. Although the USPTO does not accept emails as responses to Office actions, emails can be used for informal communications and will be included in the application record. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.
How to respond. Click to file a response to this nonfinal Office action.
/Michael J. Clark/
Trademark Examining Attorney
Law Office 121
(571) 272-4967
michael.clark1@uspto.gov
RESPONSE GUIDANCE